Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Greenwood Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2010 census.[4]

Greenwood Township, Crawford County,
Pennsylvania
Location of Greenwood Township in Crawford County
Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford County
Area
  Total36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2)
  Land36.43 sq mi (94.35 km2)
  Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
Highest elevation
[2] (south of Wecas Corners)
1,420 ft (430 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Conneaut Marsh)
1,060 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,454
  Estimate 
(2018)[3]
1,407
  Density38.98/sq mi (15.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code(s)814

Geography

Greenwood Township is in southern Crawford County, bordered to the south by Mercer County. It is bordered to the north by the Conneaut Outlet, a stream with associated wetlands flowing from Conneaut Lake towards French Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (94.8 km2), of which 36.4 square miles (94.3 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.49%, is water.[4] The township contains the unincorporated communities of Geneva in the north and Custards in the northeast.

Interstate 79 crosses the eastern side of the township, with access from Exit 141 (Pennsylvania Route 285) near Custards. U.S. Route 19, the Perry Highway, parallels I-79 to the west. From Exit 141, Meadville, the county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the north and Pittsburgh is 83 miles (134 km) to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
20001,487
20101,454−2.2%
Est. 20181,407[3]−3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,487 people, 560 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.1 people per square mile (15.9/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.26% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 560 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $38,977. Males had a median income of $31,154 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,584. About 8.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

gollark: Maybe they should color them. That could look nice.
gollark: Don't most developed countries have weirdly skewed demographics like that now?
gollark: Which some people probably like.
gollark: It is also claimed that basically every weird subculture exists there to some extent.
gollark: Apparently there are also some bad incentive structures, because property owners can go "no, you cannot build denser things here", and they're incentivized to so they can sell their stuff for more.

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
  2. "Pine Knoll Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Cochranton Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Greenwood township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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